Education and Certifications

NH Education Certifications:          English          Reading

Education:

ED.D:  Rivier College: Currently PT: Magna Cum Laude/Literacy & Administration

MA (inc.)*: Central CT State University:  May 2008: Magna Cum Laude

Major: English/British   and Postmodernism                 

BA: University of Hartford: May 2000: Summa Cum Laude (inc. photography)

Major/s: Philosophy, International Languages & Cultures/German & Spanish

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* I finished all classes required for graduation in one year.  At the end of that year (2001/2), I moved to the Forman School and worked on my thesis with an advisor; we emailed regularly and met monthly. He moved (2003).  I read and researched and moved to NH where I took several graduate classes and contacted CCSU for an advisor learned in Modern literature, specifically Bloomsbury, Feminism, and Aestheticism.  We emailed several times from 2005-7. I wrote a multi-chapter, novella-sized thesis with a substantial bibliography and sent it to her.  Unfortunately, being that I am in New Hampshire, I was not able to closely monitor the process.  My thesis was rejected because I went through the wrong channels, and from those 30 credits, I could only salvage nine for transfer.

Fine Arts and Theatre Experience

Yale University  New Haven, CT  

   Theatre Design  Department                             1996-2000

 Designed/Programmed Stage and Lighting; prepared performers for space

University of Hartford     West Hartford, CT  

Wilde Auditorium, The Hartt School, 1997-2000 

Editorial/Grant Writing Experience

  University of Hartford                                                 West Hartford, CT  

Center for Reading and Writing                                                   1996-2000

·         Edited Doctoral Theses

·         Collaborated for group publications

·         Grant-writing experience

·         Tutored teachers and students in language, reading, writing, computers, and U.S. Culture

University Administrative Assistant

   Central CT State University                                             New Britain, CT  

       Administrative Assistant                                                          2000-2001

·         Previewed Résumés for faculty candidates

·         Updated Filing system for Educational Accreditation

·         Created software filing system to monitor undergraduate progress

Educational Employment History

    Londonderry High School                              Londonderry, NH

Reading Specialist/English                                                       2004- Present

Designed and executed successful literacy curriculum; statistical evidence:

    Grade-level-equivalents up 250% in one year turn over
    
    Reading program increased student literacy by 10%
IOWA & NECAP state testing scores 2005/6 (jumpstart year)

Mentored teachers through graduate and alternative programs

Surpassed state & district requirements for professional development

Created &Taught Mass Media Curriculum
Created &Taught Successful Drama Curriccula
       For College Prep-Seniors and
       Students with ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder)

Created &Taught Various other English, Reading, and Humanities classes

       
     The Forman School                                                       Litchfield, CT
          Learning Specialist                                                                     2001-2004
    
                  Created/Implemented the Forman Learning Center Writing Program
              
                  Trained faculty and students for writing techniques
                
                   Leadership Training in Project Adventure

Active Committee Positions

Assembly on Literature for Adolescents (ALAN)                                2007- Present

State Representative                                   

·         Increase Membership for the State of NH

·         Promote Young Adult Literature to the greater community

·         Work with publishers to access, preview, and review unreleased books and assessments

Conference on English Leadership (CEL)                                           2007- Present

Presenter/Active Member

·         Promote the practice of using technology to improve literacy

·         Present learning theories scope to diverse assemblies

·         Seeking leadership position within the organization in 2013

            *(New) Flume Award Committee Member (NH Teen Reader’s Choice Award)

              Committee Member

           ·          Read teen nominations for best YAL

           ·          Select thirteen semifinalists from the total nominees

           ·          Select an annual winner

    Also Member of: IRA, GSIRA, NHCTE, Teachers & Writers

Publications, Lectures and Grants

[Currently working to win the 2012 Norman Mailer Writing Award]

What is the Impact of Pull-Out Differentiated Instruction On At-Risk Students (Grouped by Reading Comprehension Levels)? Does it Help or Hinder an At-Risk Classroom? (2010-11) LHS Grant

Various publications through NHCTE and other small publications (2007-ongoing)    

     Ex:  http://www.nhcte.org/Article%205.htm

Learningtheories.org Creator of an interactive literature circle website (2001-8)

Applying Online Literature Forums to Enhance Learning CEL Lecture/NYC (2007)      

Using an online forum/blackboard as a form of assessment LHS Grant (2006-7)

Choosing to Read NCTE Roundtable Discussion Panel Presentation  Philadelphia, PA (2005)

Woolf’s Completed Aesthetic Central Connecticut State University Graduate Thesis*

Pragmatism in Education Honors Thesis, University of Hartford, CT (2000)                             

Homoeroticism in Death in Venice Lecture Series Presentation, Hartford, CT (1999)   

Reading Within the Majors  (Online Publication) University of Hartford, CT(1997-)        

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* I finished all classes required for graduation in one year.  At the end of that year (2001/2), I moved to the Forman School and worked on my thesis with an advisor; we emailed regularly and met monthly. He moved (2003).  I read and researched and moved to NH where I took several graduate classes and contacted CCSU for an advisor learned in Modern literature, specifically Bloomsbury, Feminism, and Aestheticism.  We emailed several times from 2005-7. I wrote a multi-chapter, novella-sized thesis with a substantial bibliography and sent it to her.  Unfortunately, being that I am in New Hampshire, I was not able to closely monitor the process.  My thesis was rejected because I went through the wrong channels, and from those 30 credits, I could only salvage nine for transfer.